Coronavirus is revealing uncomfortable truths about Japan www.spectator.co.uk

The object, they say, is to prevent a surge in the numbers of ‘Corona rikon’ (Corona divorce) the new trending phenomenon here in Japan.
The concept of a woman’s realm is still very much alive in Japan, and this is causing tensions under the current circumstances.
But the inner sanctum of the women’s domain in Japan is the home, and it is here that the pressure is really building.
As with those succumbing to the virus itself, there may be a number of comorbidities involved in these floundering relationships.
Whatever the explanation, ‘Corona rikon’ is another example of one of the lockdown treatment’s unpleasant side effects: the revelation of uncomfortable truths about our societies.